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Last year we helped students put on more than 300 events around the country. Click here if you are interested in hosting a Campus Progress event on your campus during the 2007-2008 school year.

Upcoming Campus Progress Events:

A Better Deal: Reclaiming Economic Security for a New Generation
May 8 & May 9, 2008
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, DC
It’s getting harder for young adults to get ahead in America. Compared to previous generations, today’s 20-somethings earn less, carry more debt and pay more for everything from health care to housing. With young people voting in record numbers, it’s time to put this generation’s economic crisis on the national agenda and build a movement for a better deal. There will be hundreds of young activists meeting to learn about their generation’s economic crisis. The conference is not just about ideas, though – it’s about action. Attendees will get the tools to connect politics to the personal financial struggles of young voters, and get hooked up with others to build a movement for a better deal in their communities.
This conference is FREE and limited travel scholarships are available.
Register today to submit your idea.
A Better Deal Conference is a project of Demos, cosponsored by Campus Progress and more than 30 other organizations. For more information about Demos, visit: Demos.org.

“I Still Want Better Media” Conference at Ohio University
Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – Saturday, May 10, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Anderson Auditorium, Scripps Hall at Ohio University
The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and Campus Progress are hosting the second annual media reform conference. The conference begins on Friday night with a screening of the new documentary, A Soldier’s Peace, produced by Ohio University graduate student and Iraq War Veteran Marshall Thompson, who will take questions after the film. Saturday will feature numerous panels and breakout sessions. The keynote address will be given by Terry Anderson, former AP journalist held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon for six years. This conference is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served on Saturday.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the E.W Scripps School of Journalism.
For more information, please contact Chelsea Toy at ct52706@ohio.edu.

An Evening with Antiwar Activist Abdul Henderson
Monday, May 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
University Center Room 1504, UCSB Multicultural Center
Please join Campus Progress for a discussion with Abdul Henderson, a Marine and anti-war activist. He will speak about his experience in Iraq and his current anti-war activities. After the lecture there will be the opportunity for questions.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Special Advance Chicago Screening of Body of War featuring Phil Donahue
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, Chicago
Join Campus Progress for an advance screening of the award-winning documentary Body of War, produced and directed by award-winning Austin filmmaker Ellen Spiro and legendary talk show host Phil Donahue. There will be a Q & A with director Phil Donahue following the screening. Body of War follows the story of Tomas Young, a 26-year-old veteran who was shot and paralyzed after serving in Iraq for less than a week.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
To view the trailer, click here.
Please click here to RSVP. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Recent Events

Women in Washington: A Progressive Gala at The University of Chicago
Saturday May 3, 2008, 6:00 p.m. – 10-00 p.m.
Ratner Gymnasium and Smart Museum, The University of Chicago
Please join us for an exciting and enlightening evening with prominent activists and intellectuals. The evening features famous feminist, writer and women’s rights advocate, Gloria Steinem, who will deliver the keynote address. The evening also consists of discussions that explore women of color in politics, with Rosa Clemente, Maria Teresa Petersen, Pamela Bozeman-Evans and Robyn Spencer, as well as discussion about the politics of women’s health with Shelby Knox, Kirsten Moore and Nikki Skies. Amina Norman-Hawkins from the Chicago Hip Hop Initiative and Nilkki Skies will be performing at the event.
Dinner and Dessert will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the University of Chicago College Democrats, the Organization of Black Students, the Feminist Majority and many other student organizations.
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For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Actifest Week of Events at the University of Minnesota
Thursday, May 1st 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
West Bank Auditorium, University of Minnesota
Please join us for a comedy news type show which will feature Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and US Senate candidates Jack Nelson- Pallmeyer and Steve Williams. Each guest will be interviewed and there will be segments about issues affecting both the campaign and the student community. The event will be followed be a reception. Sponsored by Campus Progress and Democracy Matters.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Rap Sessions 2008 National Tour: Case Western Reserve University
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Trinity Cathedral Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave
Rap Sessions 2008 National Tour will bring important public conversations about civic engagement, public policy, politics, culture, gender, race, and community empowerment to colleges, universities and communities across the country. This year’s forum, featuring leading hip-hop intellectuals, will discuss the significance of electoral politics and civic engagement to the hip-hop community. The panel will feature M-1, half of the political, hip-hop duo Dead Prez; Billy Wimsatt, Executive Director of The League of Young Voters; Angela Woodson, Director of Outreach for the Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives; Jeff Johnson, Executive Director of Truth is Power; Rosa Clemente, a community organizer and journalist; and Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions. The panel will be moderated by Bakari Kitwana, a journalist, activist and political analyst.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Darfur Now Tour at William Mitchell College of Law
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
William Mitchell College of Law
STAND and Participant Productions are sponsoring a nationwide tour of the documentary film Darfur Now. The Emory event will feature Adam Sterling, director of Sudan Divestment Task Force and subject in Darfur Now.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, STAND and Participant Productions.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Darfur Now Tour at Emory University
Friday, April 25, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Emory University, Goizueta Business School
STAND and Participant Productions are sponsoring a nationwide tour of the documentary film Darfur Now. The Emory event will feature Adam Sterling, director of Sudan Divestment Task Force and subject in Darfur Now.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, STAND and Participant Productions.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.